OHL Roundup: Thursday, March 14, 2019

WINDSOR, Ont. – The Kingston Frontenacs have secured the first overall pick at the 2019 Ontario Hockey League draft, and the chance to select 15-year-old Shane Wright after the Flint Firebirds earned a 4-3 shootout win against the Windsor Spitfires on Thursday.

The Frontenacs sit last in the league with 30 points and entered Thursday four behind second-last Flint. The Firebirds, who now have 36 points, have gone 3-0-1 in their last four games to put themselves out of contention for the top pick with each squad only having a pair of games to go in the regular season.

Cody Morgan scored once in regulation and again in the shootout for the Firebirds (15-45-6). Evan Vierling, Dennis Busby had the others and Emanuel Vella made 40 saves.

Curtis Douglas had a pair of goals and Luke Boka also scored for the Spitfires (25-33-9), who hold the seventh seed in the West. Kari Piiroinen combined with Colton Incze for 29 saves in a losing cause.

The 15-year-old Wright became just the sixth player in history to be granted early entry into the Canadian Hockey League on March 8 under the exceptional-player rule and is considered the top prospect entering the 2019-20 season.

BATTALION 3 BULLDOGS 1

NORTH BAY, Ont. — Justin Brazeau scored twice to reach the 60-goal mark as the Battalion downed Hamilton to jump the Bulldogs for the No. 7 seed in the East.

Christian Propp made 33 saves and Patrick Brown also scored for North Bay (29-32-5), which is tied with eighth-seeded Hamilton with 63 points but currently has a game in hand.